Can I use Apple Watch using iPad

IMHO this is a terrible oversight to not include Apple Watch compatibility in the iPad.

My use case: I travel a lot, often visiting new cities. I don't have iPhone - I don't like smartphones, they are too small and inconvenient. Since I nearly always carry a bag or a backpack, I continue using my traditional cell phone (one of these 'unbreakable' ones, where you recharge the battery once a week), while using a tablet for mobile internet (currently the latest iPad Pro 10.5 - a really impressive device). I would like to have the map/navigation with easily accessible map (think Apple Watch) to guide me - and there seems to be no solution for me in the Apple world 😟

No.

To set up and use your Apple Watch, you need an iPhone 5 or later with the latest version of iOS.

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

The only apps that you can use with the Apple Watch are those that are native to the watch, or others that are on the phone that provide for Apple Watch app support. It is part of the specifications for the Apple Watch documentation that it requires an iPhone 5 or above. If you did not have an iPhone to support it, you should not have purchased it.

evois wrote:

Any iPad apps that would work with the Apple Watch? This pretty much sums up the usefulness of the Apple Watch?=none?0

It's not an app issue.

It's a hardware compatibility issue.

Apple Watch is simply NOT compatible with iPads or iPod Touches.

If you would like to submit a feature request to Apple, then you can do so here:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

Be sure to submit your feature request to Apple:

Feedback - Apple Watch - Apple

I do not understand your question..... What are you trying to do?

Barry

Read imobl's response. You cannot use the Apple Watch with the iPad, it requires an iPhone 5 or above.

No.

Apple Watch ONLY works with iPhones.

Apple Watch DOES NOT work with ANY iPads ( especially very old iPads like the 2nd gen iPad) and DOES NOT work with ANY iPod Touches, either!

The answer remains the same.

If you had the Apple Watch for less than 14 days, you can return it for a full refund.